Happy Teen Read Week

It's the third week in August, which means it's time to celebrate Teen Read Week across this great nation. Teen Read Week is brought to you by the good people at the Young Adult Library Services of America, or YALSA.

How are we celebrating Teen Read Week at the Marshall County Public Library? With sugary goodness, a gift bag giveaway, and an oddly named party. The sugary goodness comes in the form of bite sized candy bars (which every teen will receive when they check out a book), and in a "build a cupcake" session at the first ever Thursdays with Tammy @ Benton. The gift bag contains lots of random wonderfullness, which you can win by putting your name in for the drawing at any of the three branches of the Marshall County Public Library. The oddly named party is called "Bite Me" and will be @ Calvert City on Friday. There will be games (fun games), snacks (yummy snacks), and prizes (awesome prizes). For more information on the wheres and whens, check out the Schedule of Awesome (which also lists our other upcoming events).

Another way you can celebrate Teen Read Week is to head over to the YALSA page and vote for your favorite book of 2008. (It's battle Eclipse vs Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! Who will win? Only you can decide!) You can also vote on the 2009 Teen Read Week Theme.

Finally, you can celebrate Teen Read Week in the best way possible: by snuggling up to a good book. If you looking for suggestions as to what to read, you can check out the book reviews on our webpage or browse the Twilight Reading Web.